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Josh Brolin Opens Up About Contracting Bell’s Palsy, Experiencing Face Paralysis

Josh Brolin revealed he contracted ‘a mild case’ of Bell’s Palsy while moving to Montecito, California

“I got so stressed out about moving here because it represented something very specific to me that I ended up contracting a mild cas e of Bell’s Palsy,” Brolin, 56, revealed on the Thursday, January 30, episode of SiriusXM’s “Literally! When host Rob Lowe asked if the condition occurred from stress, Brolin replied, “Absolutely a hundred percent. Brolin, who grew up on a ranch in Paso Robles, California, explained that he previously was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy — which is temporary facial muscle weakness or paralysis — under a similar situation.

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